Water-motor.



Patented sept. I6, |902.'- N. SCHMIDT. WATER MDTOB.

(Application filed Dec. 24x, 1901.)

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' UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

NICOLAIIS SCHMIDT, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

WATER-MOTOR.

SPECIFICATICN forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,279, dated September 16, 1902.

Application filed December 24, 1901. Serial No. 87,078. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Beit known that I, NIcoLAUs SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Water-Motors, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple,efticient, and inexpensive motor fordomestic purposes-such, for example, as driving a small emery-wheel for grinding knives and a buffer fuor polishingsilverware, dsc.

My invention relates to that class of motors which are adapted to be detachably connected with an ordinary kitchen-faucet and d riven by city \vaterpower; and it pertains more es pecially to the construction of the wheel and the mechanism for clamping it tothe faucet.

My construction is further explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a vertical section d rawn Fig. 2 represents a front exterior view. Fig. 3 represents a'side view of one of the plates of which the Wheel is constructed. Fig. 4 rep.; presents afront view of the wheel, and Fig. 5 represents a top view of the wheel-inelosing case with the connecting-tube and handle shown in section.`

Like parts are identied by the same reference-letters throughout the several views.

The motor-wheel consists of a shaft A, centra] disk B, anged disks C C,.and two exterior side disks D D. The central disk B is formed of a thin fiat sheet of metal. The flanged disks are also formed of sheet metal of the same diameter when a series of angular recesses E are cut in them from their peripheries toward the center, as shown in Fig. 3. When the recesses E have been cut, the outer ends of the radial arms F are bent at an angle to their central portions, as indicated in Fig. 4. This being done the central disk B is rst placedon the shaft A, when the disks C C are placed upon the sides of said central disk B. The disks D D are then placed upon the sides of the disks C, when they are brought firmly up against said side disks D andA rigidly secured in place by the clamping-nuts Gr or other equivalent means, whereby all of said disks are secured iirmly in place upon the shaft A. It will be obvious that by this construction two series of buckets H H are formed, one upon each side `of the central disk B. Before clamping said plates together, as described, the disks C are so adjusted that the buckets H will be caused to alternate with each other around the periphery of the wheel, whereby one of thejets of water by which the wheel is driven is acting while the other is being passed by the ange of the bucket. The wheel thus constructed is supported from the respective sides I I of the wheelecase O in ordinary journal-bearings. My device for fastening the case to the faucet consists of two horizontal clamping-plates J J. The clau1ping-plates are secured to the rear edge of the case upon the sides of the vertical projection K by the bolt L, which permits the front ends of said clamping-plates to be raised and lowered slightly as the wheel is being attached to the faucet. The upper end of the projection K is curved forwardly, forming a handle M.

N is a conicalshaped rubber packing which is secured to the top of the case O around the upper ends of the nozzles P P.

'lwo discharge-nozzles P are provided, one for each series of buckets ofthe wheel, whereby a more steady and uniform movement of the wheel is attained.

R represents the discharge end ofthe faucet.

S is a bifurcated eccentric lever,1 which is suspended from the clamping-plates .I bythe link T and bolts U U. i

The elastic packing N is made conical in shape, so that it may be adapted to be fitted to faucets of various sizes when securing the motor to them.

The cam or eccentric lever S is turned to the horizontal position when the clampinglevers .I are secured to the wall of the faucet R by turning down the hand-nut W upon the clamping-bolt U. This being done the motor-case is drawn upward, and thepacking N is forced firmly within the walls of the faucet R by turning down the eccentric 0r cam lever S beneath the projecting plate A of the motor-case, when the motor-case will thereby be held firmlyin place. The bearing of the eccentric lever Sis so shaped that when the lever S is brought to the horizontal it will be thrown out of contact with the under side of said plate A', but when brought to the vertical will bear against the under side of said disks in such a manner that a set of buckets is formed upon each side of said central disk between it and said side disks; means for clamping all of said disks together upon each set'of buckets of said wheel, as set forth.

2. In a water-motor, the combination of a motor-case; a motor-wheel having two separate sets of buckets supported on a shaft from the oposing walls of said case; two water-discharge nozzles supported from said motorcase, each adapted to project a separate jet of water upon the respective set of buckets of the wheel; a single elastic packing inclosing the protruding ends of said discharge-nozzles and adapted to impinge against the inner walls of a faucet; means for clamping said case to a faucet; and means for forcing said packing up into the mouth of the faucet, to

which it is clamped, as set forth.

8. In a water-motor, the combination of a motor-case; a motor-wheel having twofseparate sets of buckets supported on a shaft from the opposing walls of said case; two waterdischarge nozzles supported from said motorcase, each adapted to project a separate jet of water upon the respective set of buckets of the wheel; a single elastic packing inclosing the protruding ends of said discharge-nozzles, and adapted to impinge against the inner Walls of a faucet; two parallel clampingplates, pivotally connected at one end to the rear side of the motor-case, and adapted to engage at their front ends around the lower end of the faucet; a clamping bolt extending through apertures formed in the front ends of said clamping-plates; a nut operating on said clamping bolt, and adapted, as it is turned down thereon, to draw said clampingplates together around said faucet; a cam or eccentric lever suspended by iiexible connections from said clamping.- plates beneath a projection of said motor-case, and adapted, as it is turned in one direction, to impinge against said case projection, whereby said case is drawn upwardly and said packing is forced into the mouth of said faucet, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

NICOLAUS SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

JAS. B. ERWIN, C. L. RoEscH. 

